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Turn off Microsoft apps 'Microsoft AutoUpdate' app on a Mac

I've been annoyed by the Microsoft AutoUpdater long too. Too many times it intrusively interrupted my work. So I decided to disable it and below was how I did it: Open Terminal Disable it: # disable ...
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sudo apt-get update couldn't create temporary file

You probably changed the file permissions on your /tmp folder, check with ls -lad /tmp The normal settings for /tmp are 1777, which ls shows as drwxrwxrwt. That is: wide open, except that only the ...
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Attempting to Install MSU hotfixes results in "Searching for updates on this computer..." to last forever

The message is misleading. It searches if the update can be installed or if the update is no longer needed (superseded). Line #, DPC/ISR, Process, Stack Tag, Stack, Count, TimeStamp, % Weight 10, , ,...
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Turn off Microsoft apps 'Microsoft AutoUpdate' app on a Mac

Based on Lacek's suggestion, here is my solution to turn off Microsoft Auto Update, but retain the ability to run it manually: # check current config plutil -p /Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft....
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Is there a service pack for Windows 10?

Windows 10 has moved away from a "Service Pack" model to a "yearly major feature update" model. In practice, not a whole lot has changed, though! You'll be pleased to know that Microsoft makes ISO ...
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Is it possible to pause the Windows Update download?

Since Windows 10 (at least, possibly earlier) the answer by Alex doesn't stop all Windows update downloads anymore, because much of the downloading responsibility has moved to other services. ...
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How to install new packages on Cygwin?

I find Chocolatey very useful for windows installations management (new, upgrade and removal), and cygwin is no exception! I installed cygwin using Chocolatey, and since Chocolatey is installing ...
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“The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 23F3D4EA75716059”

So, what to do to fix this signature error? The public key expired on September 2nd, 2022. This provides instructions on how to install the new certificate: curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/...
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Downloading Windows Updates takes forever

Downloading Windows Updates takes forever Dice Roll. . . I like all the methods listed here on this MS KB as potential solutions to this problem. In particular Method 10 thru Method 13 stick out to ...
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Check windows update file integrity

All Windows Update files (.exe, .msi, .msu, .cab) are signed using Authenticode – the data hash together with a digital signature are embedded into the file so Windows can verify it on its own. ...
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Deferring updates in Windows 10

After the introduction of Windows 10 version 1703 (released in April 2017), Microsoft provided us with additional options to defer updates within the Professional, Enterprise, or Education editions of ...
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Pacman doesn't download anything - Always 404

Use mirror reflector sudo pacman -S reflector Install it and type: sudo reflector -l 5 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
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Does Bitlocker allow you to restart your computer without entering a password?

You can suspend bitlocker for up to 15 Reboots at at time with Powershell. Start a Powershell Shell with Admin Privliges and enter Suspend-BitLocker -MountPoint "Drive" -RebootCount X Where Drive ...
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Can't update npm to newest version on Ubuntu

This is a result of: https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2599 If you're happy using npm version 6 (current lts) then you can just run: sudo npm install -g npm@latest-6 to install the latest version 6, ...
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nsupdate: What does the error NOTIMP mean?

I am getting the same error on a simple query dig any eoaclk.com @1.1.1.1 ; <<>> DiG 9.8.2rc1-RedHat-9.8.2-0.62.rc1.el6_9.5 <<>> any eoaclk.com @1.1.1.1 ;; global options: +...
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How to install new packages on Cygwin?

You need to install 'lynx' at first in a common way. Then open cygwin and write this: lynx -source rawgit.com/transcode-open/apt-cyg/master/apt-cyg > apt-cyg install apt-cyg /bin Now you can use ...
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Microsoft update (MSU) does not find updates for other Microsoft products (e.g. Office) after MSU update

I found an answer to my own question. I am running Office 2010 ("version 14.x"). To enable updates again proceed as follows: Close all running Microsoft Office components. Open Regedit Go to ...
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Win 7 fails to install security update KB3185330 (error code 80004005)

In the CBS logs of @PeterdeRivaz the command "C:\Windows\bfsvc.exe" C:\Windows\boot /nofonts" fails with 0x0000007b (ERROR_INVALID_NAME - The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is ...
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sudo apt-get update couldn't create temporary file

For me, I was using a Docker container and had mounted a directory to /tmp in the container, which was causing the conflict. I removed the mounted directory to /tmp and that allowed apt update to work....
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How can I fix these APT repository errors?

The problem is because Debian 9/stretch moved to archive.debian.org. See the post Debian stretch repositories 404 Not Found for solutions. The answer by Luis Herrera recommends these commands : ...
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How to update Google chrome in Ubuntu?

If it does not update properly, just download the last .deb file from: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/ The deb file like google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb Then you can: sudo ...
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"No version for 'optional' dependency..." when updating Solaris 11.3

It looks like the Oracle docs on Installing Sun Studio missed a step. To ensure the packages could update, this command needed to be run, which was found under Updating a Package Constrained by an ...
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Is it generally recommended to use driver management software to update all obsolete drivers?

For the love of all all that is holy, remove that program immediately! Most of these driver programs/websites are complete scams, injecting spyware and viruses. Even the ones that arent scams, are ...
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How to fix perl error Test::More dependency failed?

Try to yum install perl-Test-Simple This should install your missing perl module Test::More
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Update-help fails to update two modules

I stumbled upon the Failed to update Help for the module(s)~ TechNet post after trying this and getting the exact same result as you. After running with the syntax below once I read over that post ...
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How to flash firmware upgrade to Thinkpad Ultra Docking Station on Linux?

Thanks to all your answers, I finally was able to install the update: Downloaded Windows 10 from here. Created a new Windows 10 VM in VirtualBox on a 14 GB VDI virtual disk. Installed Windows 10 Pro ...
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Can't update npm to newest version on Ubuntu

I had the exact same issue, after some research I found this post. Several options are given in this article, Option 1 with nvm installation worked for me. sudo apt update sudo apt install build-...
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Opera lost all data after autoupgrade to 102 on Windows 10 - how to recover it?

This is an awful bug of 102 version that apparently affects only "chosen" users. On Opera forums I got linked to this helpful Reddit post that describes the issue and mentions potential ...
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Pacman doesn't download anything - Always 404

For the record, if you are not an ARM user, you may have a 32 bit Arch Linux, but the i686 support ended. $ pacman -Syu --debug If you see i686 in the repo URLs, then you should switch to Arch Linux ...
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